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A. B. Smith , H. B. Hillb, R. D. Meadowc, J. B. Doea, X.-Y. Xub, and T. R. Pricea
a

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a
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
b
Department of Physics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
c
Department of Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, USA
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The manuscript should begin with a short abstract (not more than
150 words), typed single-spaced, four and a half inches wide
(~11.5 cm), and centered. Do not indent the first line of the
abstract. The abstract should be on the first page of the text,
following the paper title, and authors’ names and affiliations. Do
not type it on a separate sheet.
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First Level Heading


Do not indent the first paragraph of the main text.
Begin your paper here. This first paragraph does not need to be indented, but all
subsequent paragraphs should have an indent of five (5) spaces. Otherwise, this
paragraph represents the standard font and layout for individual paragraphs. All
references within the text should be numbered consecutively with the numbers in
parentheses as shown at the end of this sentence (3). To use this template, replace the text
in this template with your text. Up in the “Styles and Formatting” menu, usually found at
the top left section of the MS Word toolbar, you will see that what you type will
automatically be formatted. If you are creating new sections to your paper, you can use
that pull-down menu to select the proper formatting style for the section you are typing.
For additional information regarding the guidelines in formatting your paper, please visit
the ECS website for the “ECST Instructions for Authors” document at
http://www.electrochem.org/dl/ecst/ecst_a_inst.htm.

Second Level Subhead


Indent the first line of each paragraph the equivalent of five spaces.
This paragraph represents the standard font and layout for all paragraphs except the
first one of the paper. All references within the text should be numbered consecutively
with the numbers in parentheses as shown at the end of this sentence (3). To use this
template, replace the text in this template with your text. Up in the “Styles and
Formatting” menu, usually found at the top left section of the MS Word toolbar, you will
see that what you type will automatically be formatted. If you are creating new sections
to your paper, you can use that pull-down menu to select the proper formatting style for
the section you are typing.
Leave one line of space between paragraphs.
For additional information regarding the guidelines in formatting your paper, please
visit the ECS website for the “ECST Instructions for Authors” document.
REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH FIGURE GRAPHIC

Figure 1. This is the Style for figure captions. Make sure that the figure caption is on the
same page as the figure itself, as sometimes the captions will run onto the next page.

Third Level Subhead. This paragraph represents the standard font and layout for
individual paragraphs. To use this template, replace the text in this template with your
text. Up in the “Styles and Formatting” menu, usually found at the top left section of the
MS Word toolbar, you will see that what you type will automatically be formatted. If you
are creating new sections to your paper, you can use that pull-down menu to select the
proper formatting style for the section you are typing. For additional information
regarding the guidelines in formatting your paper, please visit the ECS website for the
“ECST Instructions for Authors” document.
Leave one line of space between paragraphs.
All equations must be typed, centered, and separated from the text by two lines of
space above and below the equation. They should be numbered consecutively throughout
the paper, with the numbers appearing in square brackets at the right margin, in line with
the last line of the equation (example shown below).

A + B - (c + d) = xy * z + (q2 + 3) [1]

All tables must fit within the space allowed for text. All tables must be numbered
consecutively with roman numerals, identified by a title, and cited (in order) within the
text. The title should be typed above the table and aligned on the left side of the page.
TABLE I. Type Table Name Here.
Column Header Goes Here Column Header Goes Here Column Header Goes Here
Row Name Goes Here x x
Row Name Goes Here x x
Row Name Goes Here x x

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Acknowledgments
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Place acknowledgments at the end of the text, before the references.

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References
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1. J. Doe and R. Hill, J. Electrochem. Soc., 152, H1902 (2005).
2. R. Smith, Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 10, A1 (2007).
3. E. Gaura and R. M. Newman, ECS Trans., 4(1), 3 (2006).
4. D. Warren and J. M. Woodall, in Semiconductor Cleaning Technology/1989, J.
Ruzyllo and R. E. White, Editors, PV 90-9, p. 371, The Electrochemical Society
Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (1990).
5. F. P. Fehlner, Low Temperature Oxidation: The Role of Vitrous Oxides, p. 23,
Wiley Interscience, New York (1986).
6. N. J. DiNardo, in Metallized Plastics 1, K. L. Mittal and J. R. Susko, Editors, p. 137,
Plenum Press, New York (1989).
Use the appropriate abbreviation for each journal.
Include all authors, do not use et al.
For lists of more than 3 authors, add a comma in front of “and”, for example:
Author1, Author2, and Author3
Be sure to include the issue number for ECS Trans. as seen in ref. 3.
If you want to add more information such as the issue number or last page number, please do so for all
references. Please make an effort to make the style uniform across all references.

Make sure that there are no “orphaned” objects in the manuscript. For example, a figure at the
bottom of one page with its caption at the top of the next page, or a section heading on the last line
of a page.

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